Sylvester Stallone has assured film fans that reports of a falling out between himself and Bruce Willis are not true. The action man has confirmed that Willis was invited to return to “The …

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Sylvester Stallone has assured film fans that reports of a falling out between himself and Bruce Willis are not true.

The action man has confirmed that Willis was invited to return to “The Expendables” franchise for the upcoming third film, but the reunion “didn’t work out” – and Harrison Ford was invited to replace the “Die Hard” star’s Mr. Church. Ford plays Drummer in the new blockbuster.

Stallone tells WENN, “That happens in film and casting. It’s nothing personal. It sounded like it got personal and I’m sorry it did sound that way. But it was actors talking and things move on.

“I think Bruce Willis is a great guy and he does fantastically entertaining films and when he nails it, he nails it big time.”

And Stallone reveals he and Ford became great friends when they were struggling actors looking for a break back in the late 1970s.

He recalls, “Both of us would be wondering how long this acting was gonna last. Actually we became very, very close. … Harrison is a very insulated, intelligent and very funny, very witty, dry humorist. When you tap into that, it’s great.”

Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming has seemingly confirmed reports she is pregnant with the couple’s second child by posting a photograph online showing her huge baby bump. Rumors the couple is due to …

Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming has seemingly confirmed reports she is pregnant with the couple’s second child by posting a photograph online showing her huge baby bump.

Rumors the couple is due to become parents again swirled last month amid multiple reports Heming is expecting a brother or sister for their 21-month-old daughter Mabel.

The “Die Hard” star and his model wife declined to comment on the reports, but now Heming has apparently confirmed the baby news by posting a snap on Instagram.com showing herself posing on a beach with a huge belly beneath her striped dress.

Alongside the image, she writes, “#BabyMoon2014.”

The couple wed in 2009, and Willis, 58, is also a father to grown-up daughters Rumer, Scout and Tallulah, with his ex-wife Demi Moore.

Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming is pregnant with the couple’s second child, according to multiple reports. The “Die Hard” star welcomed daughter Mabel with model Heming last year, and it seems the …

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Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming is pregnant with the couple’s second child, according to multiple reports.

The “Die Hard” star welcomed daughter Mabel with model Heming last year, and it seems the 20-month-old tot will soon become a big sister.

The British beauty, 35, first sparked rumors she is expecting again at the weekend, when photos obtained by WENN showed Heming sporting what appeared to be a baby bump as she enjoyed a day out at a California farmers’ market with Willis, 58, and young Mabel.

Multiple sources have since claimed the pregnancy rumors are true, although a representative for Willis has declined to comment.

The couple wed in 2009.

The new baby will be Willis’ fifth – he is also father to grown-up daughters Rumer, Scout and Tallulah, with his ex-wife Demi Moore.

Bruce Willis’ daughter Rumer has defended her dad from critics who have blasted him for appearing awkward in interviews, revealing he probably can’t hear the questions properly. She insists the “Die …

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Bruce Willis’ daughter Rumer has defended her dad from critics who have blasted him for appearing awkward in interviews, revealing he probably can’t hear the questions properly.

She insists the “Die Hard” star doesn’t go out of his way to be less than talkative when promoting movies, but a hearing loss issue means he is always struggling to make out what is being said by interviewers.

Rumer, who is Willis’ eldest daughter with ex-wife Demi Moore, explains, “I think part of the problem is sometimes he can’t hear … because he shot a gun off next to his ear when he was doing ‘Die Hard’ a long time ago, so he has partial hearing loss in his ears.

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“If me and my sisters get together and he’s at a dinner table and we start talking about fashion and things, the poor guy. …”

Willis’ daughter also feels her dad has a reputation as an edgy, cool guy to keep up: “I think he just has this vibe where he feels like he’s gotta kinda do a cool man (thing).”

An insider has since revealed that Stallone was willing to pay Willis $3 million to reprise his role as mystery man Mr. Church on location in Bulgaria, but his old pal rejected the offer.

The source tells The Hollywood Reporter, “He (Willis) said he’d drop out unless he got $4 million. A million dollars a day. Stallone and everybody else involved said no.”

Stallone will again lead the all-star cast, as he has in the two previous Expendables movies. The third installment will also feature Jackie Chan, Nicolas Cage, Wesley Snipes, Milla Jovovich and Jason Statham.

Harrison Ford has joined the cast of the third “The Expendables” movie.

Sylvester Stallone made the big announcement via a post on his Twitter.com page on Tuesday (06Aug13) and revealed another big star, Bruce Willis, has dropped out of the project.

He wrote, “WILLIS OUT… HARRISON FORD IN!!!! GREAT NEWS!!!! Been waiting years for this!!!!”

Stallone then suggested that he and Willis had fallen out over salary demands, writing, “GREEDY AND LAZY… A SURE FORMULA FOR CAREER FAILURE.”

A spokesman for the “Rocky” star has confirmed that her client was referring to Willis in his follow-up tweet, but would not elaborate.

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Stallone will again lead the all-star cast, as he has in the two previous “Expendables” movies. The third installment will also feature Jackie Chan, Nicolas Cage, Wesley Snipes, Milla Jovovich and Jason Statham.

WILLIS OUT… HARRISON FORD IN !!!! GREAT NEWS !!!!! Been waiting years for this!!!!

Hollywood action hero Bruce Willis stunned TV audiences on Tuesday when he took part in an interview while wearing a bathrobe. The “Die Hard” star clearly wanted to stay comfortable as he donned the …

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Hollywood action hero Bruce Willis stunned TV audiences on Tuesday when he took part in an interview while wearing a bathrobe.

The “Die Hard” star clearly wanted to stay comfortable as he donned the unusual garb for a pre-recorded interview, which aired on British morning show “Daybreak,” but kept his shirt and trousers on beneath the robe.

Host Kate Garraway managed to keep her composure throughout their chat, but her colleagues in the studio joked about Willis’ odd outfit choice after the segment had aired.

Presenter John Stapleton said, “What was with the dressing gown?” while his co-presenter Helen Fospero added, “I don’t know. … He looked dressed underneath. He’s quite eccentric though I think.”

It is not the first time Willis’ weird antics on the show have left his interviewer Garraway looking uncomfortable – in February, he spat water over the floor during their chat to show how he keeps his baby daughter Mable entertained.

Willis was previously slammed for his lackluster appearance on BBC program “The One Show” in February when he responded to interview questions with disinterest while promoting his movie “A Good Day To Die Hard.” He later apologized, blaming jetlag for his listless behavior.

Actress Mary-Louise Parker was left squirming in her seat during a joint video interview with her “Red 2″ co-star Bruce Willis this week after the action man grew increasingly hostile towards the …

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Actress Mary-Louise Parker was left squirming in her seat during a joint video interview with her “Red 2″ co-star Bruce Willis this week after the action man grew increasingly hostile towards the presenter.

The pals recently sat down for a chat with Jamie Edwards, a reporter for British radio station Magic 105.4, to promote the new movie sequel, but the session, which was filmed for online audiences, turned awkward after Willis took issue with the journalist’s question about their favorite shooting locations.

Turning the tables on Edwards, Willis is shown in the video footage saying, “Has any actor ever told you this. … This part is not acting, what we’re doing right now. You might be, but we’re just selling the film now. Sales. The fun part was making the movie.”

Parker chimed in, adding, “The fun part happened, yeah,” but she was visibly uncomfortable as Willis continued to respond dryly to Edwards’ questions.

When Willis was asked how he would sell the film to potential audiences, he retorted, “I wouldn’t. I would slash my hooves.”

As the interview came to a close, Willis sarcastically told Edwards, “You have some great questions here Jamie. Great chat.”

Bruce Willis impressed his onscreen love interest Mary-Louise Parker when he killed a bee that was bothering her by shooting it inches from her face. The “Die Hard” star showed off what makes him a …

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Bruce Willis impressed his onscreen love interest Mary-Louise Parker when he killed a bee that was bothering her by shooting it inches from her face.

The “Die Hard” star showed off what makes him a movie hero when he took aim at the buzzing pest on the set of “RED 2,” and reduced his co-star to a quivering mess in the process.

She recalls, “I’m scared of bugs and there was a bee … and he whipped his prop gun out of his pocket and blew it away. … Shot it. … A blank is enough to take out a bee.

“Because he’s Bruce Willis, he can shoot a bee and it’s not gonna take out part of my nose or something. … It was so sexy. Then he just kind of put it (gun) back in his pocket and went back to being, like, Bruce Willis. It was quite hot.”

Al Pacino says he gave Bruce Willis his big break in Hollywood by turning down the lead role in “Die Hard.” “The Godfather” star has revealed he was one of the first actors approached to play tough …

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Al Pacino says he gave Bruce Willis his big break in Hollywood by turning down the lead role in “Die Hard.”

“The Godfather” star has revealed he was one of the first actors approached to play tough cop John McClane in the 1988 blockbuster, but he passed on the script.

Pacino made the revelation about Willis at a question-and-answer session in London over the weekend, insisting, “I gave that boy a career!”

He then added, “You know who else I gave a career to? Harrison Ford in ‘Star Wars’ – that role was mine for the taking but I couldn’t understand the script.”

The 73-year-old compared himself to rising star Jennifer Lawrence at the height of his career, saying, “I was the one. Things came to me,” but he admitted having regrets about some of the roles he had turned down: “I’m not a very good judge of what’s good.”